Waygate Technologies Mentor UT Phased Array Flaw Detector

Mentor UT offers a new kind of inspection experience by combining outstanding UT performance, customizable workflow applications and user interfaces, and intuitive hardware with embedded expertise—making inspections more accessible and efficient.

The entire UT flaw detector system is housed in a glove-friendly touchscreen tablet that’s as easy to use as a smartphone. Pre-loaded Mentor Create software is fully customizable, allowing for user-defined menus and workflows (apps) for step-by-step guidance through the inspection process– from calibration to probe location to analysis. Confident and educated users mean that even the most complex inspections are performed consistently every time. 

Mentor UT is the first ultrasonic testing device to easily allow wireless connectivity and live streaming, so inspectors can get real-time second opinions when they need them. That same wireless cloud connectivity enables Mentor UT to remotely generate comprehensive inspection reports on users’ desktops with the click of a button.

User-defined menus can walk technicians through every step of any inspection - from probe selection and calibration to reporting - ensuring consistency across your inspections, every time, from every inspector. And with the flexibility to load multiple workflows on one device, you can guarantee easy access to the right apps for any inspection.

Benefits

- Conveniently upload & analyze your inspection data on your computer
- User-defined menus walk technicians through every step of any inspection
- Flexibility to load multiple workflows on one device
- Remote communication between experts and inspector

Features

- Remote calibration-capable
- High-performance design
- Rugged durability
- Intuitive operation

Applications

- Customize or create inspection “apps” for your unique testing procedures, industry applications, and experience levels

High-performance design powers efficiency

Mentor UT was designed around user needs. Its intuitive glove-friendly touch screen and a durability rating of IP65allow for more accurate and efficient inspections, under any industrial conditions. 

Perform inspections confidently using Mentor UT’s powerful 32:32 phased array flaw detector (upgradable to 32:128)with conventional UT channel and 18kHz pulse repetition frequency (PRF).

Perform smarter end-to-end inspections with confidence

Ensure that UT inspections are performed consistently every time by custom-tailoring workflows (apps) to guide users through the calibration and inspection process step by step. On-board wireless connectivity and data export capabilities streamline one-touch reporting and analysis (offline analysis software included).

On-demand live support empowers inspectors to make on the spot maintenance decisions anywhere, anytime.

Unmatched versatility

Mentor UT also features unmatched probe versatility. Choose from commonly found Tyco or Ipex probe connection options, or industry-standard Phasor-style connector for improved probe compatibility.
This device also easily pairs with Waygate Technologies' industry-leading dual-element linear DM probes for corrosion inspection, linear array probes for weld testing and composite inspection, as well as a wide variety of commercially available scanners.

Specifications:

Physical
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 295 mm x 230 mm x 60 mm (12" x 9.4" x 2.4")
- Weight (with battery): 2.9 kg (6.5 lbs)

Display
- Size: 264 mm (10.4") diagonal
- Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels
- Mode: Indoor and outdoor specific color modes
- Viewing Angle: ± 85˚ all directions

Touch Screen (Multi-touch)
- Gloved Operation: Yes
- Surface: Chemically strengthened glass, scratch resistant, chemical resistant, optically bonded to display

Data Storage
- Solid State Hard Drive: 128 GB
- USB Storage: USB 2.0 w included module
- Data Capture: Full ASCAN capture for every CSCAN point, all settings. Recall on instrument with full analysis capability
- Data Files: memd files, CSV files
- Settings Files: All instrument settings plus position in workflow
- Screen Capture: JPG Format
- Report: PDF Format

Connectivity
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
- Connectors: USB 2.0, Ethernet, HDMI
- Remote Collaboration: Local Network and Internet-Enabled via InspectionWorks Connect
- InspectionWorks: Enabled

I/O
- Axes: 2 digital quadrature encoders for X-Y axes 
- Audible: Tone, 2.7 kHz

Power
- Internal Battery: 63 WH Lithium Ion
- External Battery: 84 WH Lithium Ion
- Power Supply: 100 to 240 VAC, 47–63 Hz, 1.9 A; 12VDC
- Battery Life: 3 hrs internal, 6 hrs with external battery under typical operating conditions
- Compliance: Meets IATA air transport regulations with one contained installed battery and one packed external battery

Environmental
- Operating Temperature: -20C to +55 C (-4F to 131F) to MIL-STD-810G Method 501.5 & 502.5, Procedure I
- Storage Temperature: -20C to +70C (-4F to 158F) to MIL-STD-810G Method 501.5 & 502.5, Procedure II
- Ingress Protection: Tested to IP65
- Shock: 4’ Transit Drop to MIL-STD-810G method 516.6, Procedure V

Data Visualization
- User Interface: Customizable with Mentor Create software
- Zoom: Any data view may be expanded to full screen with gesture
- Instructional Material: Rich Text, JPG, PNG, BMP, PDF or Video (MP4)
- Views: A-SCAN, C-SCAN, C-SCAN OVERVIEW, E-SCAN, S-SCAN
- Probe Selection: Swap between conventional and phased array on same screen
- Evaluation: 2 Gates, one can be used as interface echo gate
- Measurements: Amplitudes, Depth, Distance, % Wall Loss, Thinnest Point, X and Y Positions
- Calibrations: Phased Array: TCG, Material Velocity, Probe Delay, Auto80, Encoder Cal, Dead Element Check Conventional: 2 Point (Material Velocity and Probe Delay)

Configuration
Phased Array
- Channels: 32:32 PR
- Aperture: 1–32 Elements
- Focal Laws: 1024
- Scanning: Linear, sectorial, focused
- Groups: Up to 8
Conventional
- Channels: 1

Pulser (Phased Array and Conventional)
- PRF: 10 Hz to 20 kHz
- Pulse Shape: Bipolar or unipolar square wave
- Voltage: 20–150 Vpp, 0 - -75V0p; in 5 V steps
- Width (auto or manual): 50–3000 nS
- Delay Step Increment: 10 nS

Receiver and Digitizer (Phased Array and Conventional)
- Gain: 0–78 dB (Phased Array), 0-94 dB (Conventional); in 0.2 dB steps
TCG
- Number of Points: Up to 16
- Slope: 50 dB/µS
- Rectification: Pos HW, Neg HW, Full, RF
- Bandwidth: 0.5 MHz to 15 MHz
- Digitizing Rate: 62.5 MHz, up-sampled to 500 MHz
- Delay Step Increment: 2.5 nS
- Acquisition Range: 50 nS to 150 µS
- ASCAN Compression Points: 512, 1024, 2048, 4096

Package Includes:

- Mentor UT with Installed Applications
- Encoder Module with USB and X & Y Encoder Inputs
- Lithium Ion (Installed) Rechargeable Battery Pack
- External Battery Pack
- Lithium Ion Battery Charger /AC Power Supply
- Transport Case
- Soft Case
- Quick Start Operating Card
- Operating Manual on USB
- Mentor Create Software on USB